South Africa Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from South Africa with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top health headlines from South Africa. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=za&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=health" \
  --data-urlencode "country=za" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "health", "country": "za", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "health",
    country: "za",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "health",
    "country"  => "za",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=za&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 13900,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8919e51d47fc8aa28d6dbfeba60935cc",
            "title": "Mpox cases in SA have climbed to 26",
            "description": "Twenty of this year’s 26 confirmed mpox cases came after August, concentrated mostly within the Western Cape. Elri Voigt looks at how the virus has changed and how much of the donated vaccine is left.",
            "content": "The viral illness mpox has caused several clusters of outbreaks across the world. In South Africa, sporadic cases have been detected, but an uptick since August has now brought the illness back into the spotlight.\nAs of 27 October, 26 mpox cases have... [11939 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-03-mpox-vaccine-stock-will-be-deployed-as-needed-as-cases-climb-to-26/",
            "image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/IQjL3jZXUQo5XJuQvH5Zl5KbXRI=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/orphans/Spotlight-mpoxvaccine_298868.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T17:30:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
                "name": "Daily Maverick",
                "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "728adabc36f27b939da7eb1dc0fed638",
            "title": "Mpox cases in SA have climbed to 26",
            "description": "Twenty of this year’s 26 confirmed mpox cases came after August, concentrated mostly within the Western Cape. Elri Voigt looks at how the virus has changed and how much of the donated vaccine is left.",
            "content": "The viral illness mpox has caused several clusters of outbreaks across the world. In South Africa, sporadic cases have been detected, but an uptick since August has now brought the illness back into the spotlight.\nAs of 27 October, 26 mpox cases have... [11939 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-03-mpox-vaccine-stock-will-be-deployed-as-needed-as-cases-climb-to-26/?dm_source=blocks-category&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform&dm_position=1",
            "image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/IQjL3jZXUQo5XJuQvH5Zl5KbXRI=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/orphans/Spotlight-mpoxvaccine_298868.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T17:30:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
                "name": "Daily Maverick",
                "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b0d5b2bfbe5d3d291b8a57066576b1cb",
            "title": "What South Africans should know",
            "description": "Are GLP-1 gummies, patches and drops effective? Experts explain the claims, scientific evidence and SAHPRA warnings consumers should know",
            "content": "As prescription weight-loss medicines continue to attract attention, a growing market of gummies, patches, drops and powdered drinks is promising consumers similar results without the injections, medical consultations or costs associated with treatme... [5614 chars]",
            "url": "https://sundayworld.co.za/lifestyle/glp-1-weight-loss-gummies-patches-and-drops-miracle-alternatives-or-snake-oil/",
            "image": "https://media.sundayworld.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Premium-GLP-1-Wellness-Collection.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T16:09:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6c8581d9486958d607ffa5c740a60323",
                "name": "Johannesburg Sunday World",
                "url": "https://sundayworld.co.za"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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